October 2009

October 2009 was a little less intense than I would have liked it to be. I am still struggling with recovery but seem to finally be able to find a good scenario where I am not sore all of the time any more. I am finally running more distance, not fast at all, but running more. I feel like after this week I will be ready for the Philadelphia, not the day I was expecting it to be, no marathon, no PR but it is ok. At least I am trying to get back to where I need to be so that I can start Ironman training this month. I started lifting weights and doing ab work too. I always slack off in the biking and swimming after my last triathlon of the year and start to focus mostly on running so it wasn't so surprising that I did it again this year. I love running in the fall though. So, even though my stats aren't great for the month, they are ok. November will be even better! Question though, once you have done an Ironman, can you ever feel like you are doing enough when you are not training for an Ironman (I used to do these times and distances on a good month before training for Ironman now I feel like I am soooo out of shape). I just want to be happy with not killing myself in the gym and on the road. Be ok with taking 2 rest days a week so that my body can heal and recover normally. Be happy with a run of 1 hr instead of thinking that it isn't long enough. Some day I think I will be normal again!

October 2009
Swim distance: 0.76 miles
Swim time: 32 min
Bike distance: 47.52 miles (on the trainer again so the distances are lower)
Bike time: 4 hrs 3 min
Run distance:43.78 miles
Run time: 8 hrs 21 min
Total distance: 92.06
Total time: 12 hrs 55 min (I used to do that in 1 week!!)